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Already, the roads are feeling the impact of Hurricane Irma.
The Florida Emergency Operations Center’s real-time traffic counters show an increase in hourly traffic volume around the state compared to the usual traffic loa

A Boca Raton man was killed in a motorcycle crash near Yamato Road on Interstate 95 on Saturday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Kevin Scheinberg, 36, of Boca Raton, was riding a motorcycle north on I-95 when a car struck him while it was...

Two people are dead after separate crashes in Broward County early Sunday, including one in which a car burst into flames on Interstate 95, authorities said.
The second fatality occurred when a 2007 Nissan Altima plunged into a retention pond after...

The Florida Highway Patrol is suspending a top official for three days as part of its review into whether troopers were ordered to meet traffic ticket quotas.Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles spokeswoman Beth Frady said Wednesday that the...

Michael Shepherd knew shooting into a pickup on Interstate 95 was “stupid.”
But the 49-year-old was in a “cat and mouse game” with John Trevor Whiting early Friday and wanted Whiting in his Chevrolet pickup to back off, the Jupiter man told Florida...

A prohibition on ticket quotas will become part of training for supervisors and higher-ups in the Florida Highway Patrol, a top highway-safety official told Gov. Rick Scott and the state Cabinet on Wednesday.
Terry Rhodes, executive director of the...

One of the state troopers killed in a helicopter crash amid Saturday’s deadly protests in Charlottesville, Va., forged his career as a police officer in South Florida.
Palm Beach County is where Berke M.M. Bates years ago kicked off his dream career as...

If you like to speed, tailgate, and/or weave through traffic on the state’s highways, the Florida Highway Patrol is looking to spoil your fun.
The FHP launched its Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (TACT) campaign today. The crackdown, which tar

While I totally support the enactment of a state statute making texting while driving a primary offense, it is obvious that there are certain segments of our Legislature that will fight it tooth and nail. We went through the same thing when the seat...

A blown tire led to a crash on Interstate 595 early Tuesday that killed a Fort Lauderdale man, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The crash near the exit to Hiatus Road happened shortly before 6:15 a.m.
According to FHP Sgt. Mark Wysocky, Jairo Diaz...

Almost anywhere in America, a cop can pull you over if you’re texting while driving. But not in Florida.
Here, you can be stopped for a broken taillight or an expired license plate, but you’re free to text and drive unless a police officer has...

A psychiatrist tried to use nail polish remover and spray paint to cover up maroon paint from another car after a hit-and run-crash, according to a Florida Highway Patrol arrest report.
But a trooper tracked Sibyl Simon’s rented white Toyota Prius to...

A man on the run for almost two years, accused of killing a Georgia family heading to Disney World in a fiery 2015 crash, was arrested Tuesday, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
Troopers pinged the cell phone of James Geoffrey...

A man died after he was repeatedly stabbed during a fight on the shoulder of Interstate 95, the Florida Highway Patrol said Wednesday.
Trouble flared after a crash involving a possible road rage incident on southbound I-95 just north of Blue Heron...

Doctor Detour answers your transportation questions.
Q: Big Riggers [tractor trailer trucks] are constantly slowing down traffic on Interstate 75 and especially I-595 by driving in the left lane. Is there any chance this can become prohibited like...

A motorcyclist, 25, died after he rear-ended a Mercedes on the Sawgrass Expressway, Florida Highway Patrol officials said.
Justino Neto Oliveira, of Boca Raton, was thrown off his bike, onto the Mercedes and into the roadway, said Sgt. Mark Wysocky,...

Alligator Alley is reopen to traffic after a brush fire forced a 55-mile closure for about three hours Sunday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
“We will continue to monitor the situation and if conditions change we may have to close the...

A cyclist hit by a pickup truck at a crosswalk in Florida and cited for the accident was turned over to immigration officials to face deportation, authorities said Thursday. Marcos Huete, a 31-year-old man from Honduras, "darted out" in front of the truck...

The Florida Highway Patrol trooper who was struck by a driver who investigators say lost control of his car while texting and driving ---and slammed into the trooper on the Dolphin Expressway--- was released Friday afternoon from Ryder Trauma...

Two sets of emergency lights were flashing when a Camaro driver lost control on Interstate 95 in West Palm Beach early Friday and rammed a Road Ranger truck, authorities said.
The Camaro’s driver, Jose Alvarez Rodriguez, 26, of West Palm Beach, was...